St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-10-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. D. c. Sept. 90. 1887.


That tie action nf the GOVERNMENT
in issuing % call for the purchase of
fnurteen millions in b"nds was wise
and timely, il the opinion "f at,le, aud
experienced tinamciers in all portions at
the country, and there ia Hlau II general
! feeling that II financial crisis WIS mar.
/ ruwly uvtrtetl-tlue directly ~ the con-
/ slant nn. enormous absorption Ut the
CURRENCY Ivy the immense surplus that
cuniiuurs tO accumulate with startling
prrsistrucy. know ut certain stancl,
and extensive business tirims. IN suue
great commercial centres Of the Union,
that We're absolutely unable to place
loans. with the hest collateral. nt 90
per cent. The ready response t" ia"
TreaSury's measure Of veiiet has treu
so satisfactory that it il believed that
there will lie no further ii2htnc>s
generally seriously felt in The money
market nntii Congress will have the
opportunity ~ provide permanently for
the country's financial ills, brought "n
Ivy the canktr- wnrm "f nur body poll
fic-ihe Treasury surplns--nur trouble
some heritage fsnm the unsOund fiscal
policy 1T the Republicans.
The President and Secretary BAynrd
had II conference, lasting nearly day,
the past week, during which several
congressman were denied audience,
aud il il surpassed that some affair at
state 0f grave impoIt--ps'riinps IL snIu.
ton of the fisheries prnl,lem-was un-
der dis ussiou, though netting has yet
TRANSFERRED to Indicate the subject mat
ter "f the consultation.
Til. Commissioners of Internal Reve-
nue. is preparing u statement that will
show to what cXtrnt HE Government
receipts would h.. decreased by II total
repeal ut the Internal rrveNuc faxes.
aud The result, So far, ia interesting in
one aspect. rs least. ~ Siinwiig IL de-
cided change in the bihuinuS trnden-
crs aud incllntiouS of the citizrns OF
the United States. 1t appears that aS
compared with the previous, tiSca, yea,
manufacture nf whi>ky--tL,n decreased
! taxation amounting to nearly three
millions aud three ouarters-thr
decline having been motto ri for num-
her ut years past. But, nn the nihr,
hand, the manufacture nf beer il f."
rapidly increasing that it may now be
fpr,mra the national he verage.-ihe in
creasA taxation "f the past year show
ingnSain 1T at,ont t,so million and ;.
half dollars over the preceding year
At an easly date the Commissioner pro-
poses to have IN an alytical test mad"
Of every brand "f A mt.rirau beer. rs it
alcohol H. making their beer than III"
law ail0wS-henre it is Thought the
analysis will cause II sensation, Til"
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
states it rs his belief that the steady
decrease in the maunfa cturr of dis
titled spirits il due tn the rapid growth
of temperance reform in this c"nntiy.
While all is so quiet in p"litics-this
u
does not awe y"uv readers, that new
Presidential tifket, and wonderful
continuation t. il, too, linking as II
does two "f the great names "f the
nation. has been launched here in the
Capital. Aud well may President
Cleveland, IA he realizes the strength
Of This combine quake in lis t"'"ts. as
he s..es his vision Of u second term
vanish into thin air. for how al"rs he
dare to oppose the Presidential aspira-
lions Of those mighty men 1T removal.
those eminent statesmen who will IA
vnrahly compare with the fathers "f
the R-public-Lincnln and Douglas.
Yes, repeat it. Robert Linc"ln and
Frederick Douglass. The gl",iuns
deed WAS done 1T II banquet given t"
Douglass, the intellectual giant of the
negro race, on the anniv' Fsary Of
emancipation day, and though, by Il
strange coincidence, Robert, the son
of his father, happened To be in this
city mt the same time, | do not know
that l,e is committed to the movement,
yet his presence here on such an Occa-
,sion may be significant.
The frisky aud Maynard Riddle
berger, feeling that he has been
sDuhl,ed Ivy his Republican Senat"ri' 4,
ass.,ciatps, threatens to give the ma
jnity tr"nl.le next winter Ivy Voting
with 4l,s D.uncruts huI Is, iu,x ,i
Senate whenever it Suits ihe within nf
the rrratic Virginiar,, which indginv
fr"m his past c"tirse,. will be quite of.
ten. Ri'l.llrhrrgrr will he The pivotal
p"wer Ut the Sena .sr, and he will make
the most of his es.c-ptiopaSopportunity
to keep the Republicans in u cons tapt
state of susprnsr.
Thn VeF dior ETsn m m s4s ~ asw